Answer: C - The DSM-V no longer uses GAF scores and has adopted an assessment tool known as the WHODAS 2.0. GAF scales may still be referred to as a long-used tool.
The World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) is a practical, generic assessment instrument that can measure health and disability at the population level or in clinical practice (World Health Organisation (WHO), 2010). This is the self-report version of the WHODAS 2.0 for use by individuals 18 years of age and over. There is also a proxy version, which can be completed by a relative, carer, or friend, or an interviewer version, which can be completed by a clinician.
WHODAS 2.0 captures the level of functioning in six domains of life:
Cognition – understanding and communicating
Mobility – moving and getting around
Self-care – attending to one’s hygiene, dressing, eating, and staying alone
Getting along – interacting with other people
Life activities – domestic responsibilities, leisure, work, and school
Participation – joining in community activities, participating in society.
WHODAS 2.0 provides a common metric of the impact of any health condition in terms of functioning. As a generic measure, WHODAS 2.0 does not target a specific disease – it can thus be used to compare disability due to different diseases.
